Statistics

Which is larger?

• Population
• Sample

A poll is taken from 100 seniors in a high school where the senior class has 575 students. This is an example of a ______________.

• Sample

• Population

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo.

Which choice best represents a population?

• A selection of logo artists.

• Every person in the United States.

• A selection of shoppers from different shoppers from different states.

• 3,800 children age 5-15

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.

Which choice best represents a sample?

• Every person who bought the album.

• A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.

• 250 girls who bought the album.

• A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Compare voter satisfaction levels between people assigned to use either paper ballots or touchscreen machines.

• Experiment
• Observational Study

A teacher asks her students to write down all they eat in a day and then calculate the total number of calories consumed. 

• Experiment
• Observational Study

Researcher tests hypothesis and theory with data

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

The final report presents statistical findings, including means, correlations, and significance.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

I can answer the question "Why" and "How".

• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research

I rely on the views of participants.

• Qualitative
• Quantitarive